Game Programming Courses and Certifications

Dave Churchill

Video Game AI - Starcraft and Minecraft Project Setup - Lecture 6

A lecture on setting up StarCraft and Minecraft for a video game AI project.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Make a Tower Defense Game in Scratch

Build a complete Scratch tower defense game with custom enemy paths, purchasable turrets, waves, healthbars, and progression systems.

• YouTube
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Turn Based RPG

Learn to create a complete turn-based battle system in GameMaker, covering battle states, AI scripting, menus, action selection, and more.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

GDC

The Rust Programming Language for Game Tooling

Explore Rust’s opportunities and challenges for game tools programming, and how it can strengthen a game development tools arsenal.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Dave Churchill

Introduction to C++ Game Programming - Fall 2025

Master C++ game development through comprehensive programming techniques, from ECS architecture to advanced optimization, shaders, and scripting integration.

• YouTube
• 1 day 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dave Churchill

COMP4300 - Game Programming - Intro to C++ - Lecture 3

A second lecture introducing C++ within a course on game programming and engine architecture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dave Churchill

Game Programming: EntityManager and 2D Game Math - Lecture 6

Builds an EntityManager and applies 2D game math within an entity-component-system architecture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dave Churchill

Game Programming: Introduction to Entity Component System (ECS) - Lecture 5

Learn how an entity-component-system architecture organizes game programming.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dave Churchill

Game Programming: Collision Detection and AABB - Lecture 8

Learn how games detect and resolve collisions using axis-aligned bounding boxes, including overlap checks and collision direction.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dave Churchill

Game Programming: Assignment 2 and Entity Component System Architecture - Lecture 7

Builds an entity-component game assignment, from entity spawning and rendering to player input, cleanup, and collision handling.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Gameplay en videojuegos

110 ratings at Coursera

Curso práctico sobre gameplay en Unity, desde el control del personaje y la física hasta la interfaz, el sonido y los enemigos.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Dev Method

Rust - Programming a Pitfall Game

Review Rust fundamentals by building a command-line Pitfall-style game with dice, obstacles, turns, structs, enums, and ownership.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ChibiAkumas

Z80 Assembly Programming - Tilemap Graphics on Sega Master System and Game Gear - Lesson 8

Learn to access Sega Master System and Game Gear tilemaps in Z80 assembly to display text and draw bitmaps onscreen.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dave Churchill

Game Programming - Introduction to ECS in C++ - Entities, Components, Systems - Lecture 4

Explore Entity Component System architecture in C++ game development, comparing it to object-oriented approaches and implementing entities, components, and systems for game engines.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dave Churchill

Game Programming: Introduction to Shaders - Lecture 21

An introduction to shaders in a game programming course.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video